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Chris Thorburn scored Tuesday's only goal in a big win over the Blues.

The goal snapped a 21-game goal drought, and was his seventh of the season. He now has 14 points, and has recorded double-digit point totals in all but one of his nine career seasons. Apr 8 - 1:50 AM

Chris Thorburn had 12 minutes in penalties this past Sunday against Colorado to move into first place on the Atlanta Thrashers/Jets all-time list.

He has 650 career penalty minutes with the organizations. Thorburn fought Cody McLeod twice in the match and he was assessed a minor infraction for holding the stick. Thorburn added an assist in the match to give him eight points in 55 games. Feb 11 - 8:43 AM

"We had good teams. We just didn't get the success when we needed it," Thorburn said. "This is a totally different group, a different build, and there's a lot of confidence to turn this thing around, especially in this room. We know what we have. We know what we're capable of. We've done it pretty much the whole course of the year. It's just a matter of getting that one win to get us out of the hole." Feb 8 - 11:35 AM

Chris Thorburn was promoted to a line with Adam Lowry and Evander Kane on Tuesday night.

He made the most of it with a goal and an assist in Winnipeg's 5-3 loss to Pittsburgh. The trio combined for seven points in the match. "Every time you get points with new guys, there's a little bit of excitement," said Thorburn. "We made some good plays out there, some simple plays using our size and we got rewarded for it." He has seven points this season, with three goals and one assist coming in his last four matches. Jan 28 - 8:22 AM

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He didn't have a point in the first two games of Winnipeg's series against Anaheim, but he produced two goals and an assist in the last two matches. In 70 matches during the regular season, Little posted 24 goals and 52 points. He will use the summer to recover.

"Obviously, it's going to ramp up and it's tough change from the regular season to the playoffs, but that's something you want to learn from, and obviously, I learned a lot from these four games I played in the playoffs, he said. He plans to get stronger over the summer to continue his development on the ice. Scheifele registered career highs in 2014-15, with 15 goals and 34 assists for 49 points in 82 games.

Alexander Burmistrov has signed a two-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets.

Burmistrov, who will make $1.5 million next season and $1.6 million the year after, left the Jets two seasons ago to play in the KHL. The 23-year-old forward had 10 goals and 26 points in 53 games in 2014-15. No financial terms have been announced.

Adam Lowry is currently the Winnipeg Jets' team leader in points through three games this postseason.

With a goal and two assists, it's great to see the rookie finding his stride when the games mean the most. But if Adam Lowry is your points leader, there are serious flaws in your lineup that need to be addressed.

Nikolaj Ehlers could be moved to right wing if he can stick with the Jets out of training camp.

It's being speculated that he may get a chance to play with Bryan Little and Andrew Ladd. That would be a great opportunity for him as a speedy, skilled replacement for Michael Frolik, who might leave the team via free agency. The Jets have Ladd and Mathieu Perreault occupying the left side, so it would make sense to give Ehlers on spot on the right to give him a top-six role. Of course, he still has to earn his NHL job or else it will be another year of junior hockey for him.

Blake Wheeler netted his first goal of the playoffs in Game 3 on Monday night.

He gave the Jets a 3-2 lead during a wild second period. Winnipeg led Anaheim by a score of 4-3 after two, but the Ducks rallied for a 5-4 win in overtime to put the Jets in a 0-3 hole in the series. Wheeler didn't have a point in two games at Anaheim.

Updating a previous item, Drew Stafford has signed a two-year/$8.7 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets.

Stafford had only nine goals and 24 points in 50 games for the Sabres before he was dealt to Winnipeg in the Evander Kane deal. He was a different player with the Jets as he had nine goals and 19 points in only 24 matches. He should be drafted in the late middle rounds in deeper drafts next season.

Matt Fraser has agreed to a one-year, two-way deal with the Winnipeg Jets.

Fraser will earn $325,000 even if he spends the season in the minors, but he can earn up to $650,000 at the NHL level. He had eight goals and 12 points in 60 contests with Boston and Edmonton last season.

Anthony Peluso has signed a two-year, $1.35 million deal with the Winnipeg Jets.

Peluso had two points and 86 penalty minutes in 49 contests with Winnipeg in 2014-15. He did miss some time due to injury, but he also was listed as a healthy scratch on occasion. If he plays consistently in 2015-16 then he might have some value to those who are primarily after PIM, but he still probably won't chip in much offensively.

Dustin Byfuglien can be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2015-16 season.

The Jets will either sign him to a long-term deal, let him walk as a free agent or trade him and opinions are already rolling out on what the team should do. One camp sees Byfuglien as a versatile and invaluable player, while the other would trade him because of his inconsistencies and defensive shortcomings. The Jets will have a tough decision to make, but fantasy owners shouldn't be concerned. Byfuglien is superb in several categories and playing for a new contract could give him some extra motivation if he remains unsigned through the course of the year.

He's projected to be ready for training camp. Enstrom had 23 points in 60 games during the regular season, while averaging 23:34 of ice time per match. He also dressed in all four of the Jets' playoff contests.

Tyler Myers' imprint on Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to Anaheim was vast, including a timely goal across a game-leading 26:12 of work.

Myers has been everything and more for the Jets since coming over from Buffalo. Along with his goal, he registered three other shots, three blocks, and two hits. Believe it or not, Myers has been around long enough to have played in Buffalo's two previous playoffs as well. He now has three goals and eight points in 16 career postseason matches.

Trouba is expected to be fine by the time training camp starts. He suffered the injury in Game 2 of the first round, but stayed in the lineup. He had seven goals and 22 points in 65 regular season contests.

Mark Stuart made it interesting when he scored the first goal of playoff career.

His marker made it 3-2 for the Ducks with plenty of time left in the third, but it didn't take Anaheim long to restore their two-goal advantage when Ryan Kesler got his second goal of the game. Sami Vatanen sealed the win and a first-round sweep when he scored into an empty net. Stuart contributed two points, 22 hits and 10 blocks in four postseason matches.

Ondrej Pavelec has some serious competition building up behind him in Winnipeg's crease.

Pavelec was able to wrestle the starting job back from rookie Michael Hutchinson late in the season, but his rocky play in the postseason has allowed his doubters to resurface again. Winnipeg also appears to have a great prospect in Connor Hellebuyck, who enjoyed a spectacular year in 2014-15, and Eric Comrie is in the fold as well. That's plenty of young competition to either push Pavelec to be better or to replace him in the immediate future. He has two seasons remaining on his contract.

He's going to back up Ondrej Pavelec to start the playoffs, but perhaps picking up a win might make a difference for Michael Hutchinson.

Hutchinson did so on Saturday as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Calgary Flames 5-1. Hutchinson made 24 out of 25 saves to win his 21st game, his first victory since March 7. Shaking off some rust may do him some good if Pavelec falters in the playoffs.